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Brother says Kyle Dube never confessed to him that he strangled Nichole Cable

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BANGOR | The younger brother of the man accused of using Facebook to lure 15-year-old Nichole Cable to her death told jurors Thursday morning …
Peggy Leonard's vehicle was wedged between two tractor-trailer trucks in the 75-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 on Feb. 25.

After bruises fade, emotional trauma from accident can linger

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Immediately after her involvement in the massive Feb. 25 pileup on the interstate in Etna, Peggy Leonard of Hampden snapped a photo of her car …
Candice Owens

Maine mom accused of kidnapping children arrested in Louisiana

ROCKPORT | A 34-year-old Searsmont woman accused of kidnapping her four children two weeks ago was arrested Wednesday in Louisiana. Candice Owens, also known …
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Gov. Paul LePage makes a pitch to shrink the power of Maine's labor unions while offering details about his "Open for Business zones" proposal at a press conference in Brunswick on March 10, 2014.

Business Insider sinks Maine’s economic rating to next-to-last in US

York couple claims town cheated them out of land to build police station

Town residents Samuel and Noreen Horn are seeking court action to stop …
POLL QUESTION
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Lewiston parent Karen McClure-Richard speaks to reporters in Augusta on Thursday in support of a bill that would make it easier for parents to have their children exempted from standardized tests.

‘My children are not data’: Maine lawmakers, parent question standardized testing

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The Penobscot River viewed from the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge in Bangor Tuesday, March 3.

Deep snow, low temperatures mean ‘elevated’ risk for spring flooding

Ramon Perez, 36, walks two miles to his job at Sam's Club in Augusta on Aug. 14, 2013. He makes about $11 per hour, more than the state minimum wage of $7.50, but less than the $17.15 calculated by the Maine Department of Labor in 2010 as a livable wage for a family of four.

Minimum wage hike vs. ‘right-to-work’: Expect another stalemate in Maine Legislature

New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork (75) smiles on the bench during the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 18, 2015.

Vince Wilfork says Patriots won’t pick up his option

JULIA BAYLY
School is in session for the Rusty Metal Farm chickens. Only time will tell if the lessons compute to valuable, statistically rare round eggs.

Fighting winter boredom and teaching my chickens to lay rare round eggs

Whooping cough case at Brunswick school spurs call to update immunizations

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A Brunswick High School student has been diagnosed with pertussis, or whooping …
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (center) gesture as they arrive to resume nuclear negotiations in Montreux, Switzerland, on March 2. Recent comments by Zarif indicate that Iran may be open to a 10-year partial freeze of its nuclear program.

Iran might be open to 10-year partial freeze of nuclear program

THE POINT
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Pharmacy tech Lindsey Carrier retrieves drugs from a shelf while filling prescriptions at Apothecary By Design in Portland on Sept. 23, 2014. Carrier is a pharmacy student at the University of New England.

Could negotiations, Canadian-style, have prevented Maine’s drug import pickle?

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Curt Schilling fought back against cyberbullies attacking his daughter

Portland high schools consider later start times

High school students in Portland may soon get to sleep in a …

Opinion

People relax at Popham Beach in Phippsburg in this 2012 file photo. This section of the beach lies within Popham Beach State Park.
EDITORIALS

Don’t jeopardize Maine outdoor recreation with parks and lands reshuffle

Maine’s Bureau of Parks and Lands is easy to take for granted. Most visitors to state parks don’t think about their management hierarchy, and few …

Sports

The University of Maine’s Blaine Byron (right) and the University of Vermont’s Jake Fallon battle for control of the puck during a November game in Orono. The two teams begin a first-round Hockey East series at 7:05 p.m. Friday in Burlington, Vermont.
POLL QUESTION

Maine hockey team looks to erase forgettable regular season with playoff opener at Vermont

ORONO | The beauty of the playoffs in any sport is that it can erase the memory of a forgettable regular season. The University …

Health

Peggy Leonard's vehicle was wedged between two tractor-trailer trucks in the 75-vehicle pileup on Interstate 95 on Feb. 25.

After bruises fade, emotional trauma from accident can linger

Immediately after her involvement in the massive Feb. 25 pileup on the interstate in Etna, Peggy Leonard of Hampden snapped a photo of her car …

Business

Gov. Paul LePage makes a pitch to shrink the power of Maine's labor unions while offering details about his "Open for Business zones" proposal at a press conference in Brunswick on March 10, 2014.

Business Insider sinks Maine’s economic rating to next-to-last in US

PORTLAND | Did you feel something Wednesday? Like the condition of Maine’s economy worsening? Well, the business news website and aggregator Business Insider did, …

Living

School is in session for the Rusty Metal Farm chickens. Only time will tell if the lessons compute to valuable, statistically rare round eggs.
JULIA BAYLY

Fighting winter boredom and teaching my chickens to lay rare round eggs

FORT KENT | It wasn’t the goose that laid the golden egg, but a buff orpington hen in England recently laid a perfectly round …

Outdoors

OUT THERE

Hogged stones, hacks, and icy tumbles: A novice curler’s diary

Many years ago, I fashioned myself as a pretty serious athlete (if, that is, you define “serious” as “getting mad whenever you lose”). It didn’t …

Food

MAINE-LY LOBSTER

Ten Brilliant Books About Maine Lobster Fishing

  Today is World Book Day. It has made me reflect on my love of reading and my pride in achieving one of my lifelong …

Events

CULTURE SHOCK

5 Things To Do This Weekend, March 6-8: Spring ahead, fall out of hibernation

1. I’m not going to lie. Last weekend, I spent the vast majority of the time in my pajamas, curled up on the couch, savoring …

Crime & Courts

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